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Josephine

fem. proper name, from French Jósephine, fem. of Joseph. Another feminized form of it is Josepha.

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Josephine, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 594
Housing Units (2000): 220
Land area (2000): 1.629677 sq. miles (4.220843 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.629677 sq. miles (4.220843 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38068
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.061018 N, 96.313227 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Josephine -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000): 75726
Housing Units (2000): 33239
Land area (2000): 1639.590805 sq. miles (4246.520510 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.042072 sq. miles (5.288942 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1641.632877 sq. miles (4251.809452 sq. km)
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 42.362158 N, 123.432362 W
Headwords:
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Josephine, OR
Josephine County
Josephine County, OR
Wikipedia
Josephine

Josephine may refer to:

Josephine (given name)

Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine. This is the feminine form of the name Joseph, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning Jehovah increases.

Josephine (album)

Josephine is Magnolia Electric Co.'s third and final studio album, and the first after Fading Trails in 2006. For the album, the band teamed up once again with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago. The record was conceived as a tribute to late Magnolia Electric Co. bass guitarist Evan Farrell. The album took two weeks to write and record.

Josephine (Chris Rea song)

"Josephine" is one of the most popular and the most successful songs by Chris Rea, released in 1985 on the Shamrock Diaries. "Josephine" was written by Rea for his daughter of the same name. Rea would later pay the same compliment to his youngest daughter, Julia, on the album Espresso Logic (1993).

The song enjoyed popularity on the Balearic beat scene in the 1980s.

Josephine (film)

Josephine is a 2001 English-language Croatian film directed by Rajko Grlić. It was shown at several international film festivals in 2001, but was never released to theatres as the production company filed for bankruptcy during the film's post-production.

Josephine (solitaire)

Josephine is a solitaire game using two decks of playing cards. The object of the game is to move all of the cards to the Foundations.

Josephine (Wayne King song)

"Josephine" was a 1951 song with music by Wayne King and Burke Bivens and lyrics by Gus Kahn.

The song was covered by many artists including:

  • Les Paul with Mary Ford, 1951, peak position no.12
  • Charlie Blackwell, 1959
  • Bill Black's Combo, 1960, peak position no.18
  • The Lane Quintet, 1960
  • The Multiple Guitars of Peter Posa, 1960
  • National Singers of U.S.A., 1960
  • Russ Morgan and his orchestra, 1961
  • Ray Charles
  • Connie Barber
  • Earl Bostic and his Orchestra
  • Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music
  • George Poole Orchestra
  • Jim Hall (musician) and his Orchestra, 1963
  • Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters, 1954
  • Norman Lee (musician), 1964
  • Russ Carlyle, 1967
Joséphine (2013 film)

Joséphine is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Agnès Obadia. The story is adapted from the same-named French comic by Pénélope Bagieu. A sequel, Joséphine s'arrondit, was released on 10 February 2016.

Usage examples of "josephine".

He had the damndest Irish-English way of talking for a man whose family had lived in France since the Empress Josephine.

Though she attempts at first to charm them, it is quickly evident that nothing can defang this nest of vipers with their thinly veiled insults regarding the six-year difference in age between Josephine and Napoleon, he being twenty-six and she thirty-two at the time of their marriage.

Bonaparte wished to give his stepdaughter to Duroc, and his brothers were eager to promote the marriage, because they wished to separate Josephine from Hortense, for whom Bonaparte felt the tenderest affection.

DUMB SHOW From a private corridor leading to a door in the aisle the EMPRESS JOSEPHINE enters, in a shining costume, and diamonds that collect rainbow-colours from the sunlight piercing the clerestory windows.

Josephine Middleton announced to the head ostler, every other ostler in the innyard, every servant and guest at the inn, and every inhabitant of the village beyond.

But as the quads were going to bed Josephine found what Sol Campito had pushed among the things in her hand luggage.

He resigns the Presidency of the Council of the Five Hundred--He is carried out by grenadiers--He harangues the troops--A dramatic scene --Murat and his soldiers drive out the Five Hundred--Council of Thirty--Consular commission--Decree--Return to Paris--Conversation with Bonaparte and Josephine respecting Gohier and Bernadotte--The directors Gohier and Moulins imprisoned.

At the outset of the journey to Italy she was such a favourite with Josephine that she dressed like her mistress, ate at table with her, and was in all respects her friend and confidante.

Tom Shaughnessy had trailed off when he saw Sylvie perched on a chair opposite Josephine, a basket of sewing demurely on her lap.

Josephine was surprised that her daughter was conducting the literary tour herself today, though it no doubt had to do with shorthandedness during Mardi Gras.

Delphine, who was the yawper, also jumped to her feet and Josephine sloshed her own coffee with chicory into its saucer.

Scott, in her rocking-chair at the French window, when Josephine reentered the parlor as her sister walked briskly away.

From this childishness of our people Josephine too has profited since the beginning.

Josephine Aout had vanished utterly, and there was not even the suggestion of a clue to her movements after she left the hospital.

Since none of the latter circumstances fitted the case of Josephine Aout, all the odds were that of her own free will she had gone to live with some man, probably in another city.